Meredith K, Bolwell C F, Rogers C W, Gee E K
Massey Equine, Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 2011 May;59(3):123-7. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2011.562861.
To obtain data on the use of allied health therapy within competitive equestrian sport in the North Island of New Zealand.
Data were collected during January 2010 by survey at show jumping and dressage championships in the North Island, and from racing yards in the Central Districts of New Zealand. The survey consisted of 30 open, closed and multiple-choice questions, and was conducted face-to-face, by the same interviewer. Information on the demographics of riders or trainers and horses in each discipline (show jumping, dressage, and Thoroughbred racing), the use of allied health therapy (physiotherapy, chiropractic and equine sports massage) on horses, and knowledge of training and qualifications of the allied health therapists was obtained. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to examine relationships between demographic variables and the use of allied health therapists.
In total, 110 riders or trainers participated in the survey. The relative contribution of responses across disciplines was 39/110 (36%), 41/110 (37%) and 30/110 (27%) for show jumping, dressage, and Thoroughbred racing respectively. Allied health therapists were used by 68/110 (62%) respondents to treat their horses. The most common types of allied health therapy used were chiropractic (25/68; 37%) and physiotherapy (16/68; 24%). The main reasons for using allied health therapies were for back pain (22/68; 32%) and lameness (17/68; 25%). Only 5/68 (7%) respondents chose a type of allied health therapy based on veterinary advice, and 49/68 (72%) stated that their veterinarian and allied health therapist did not work together when treating their horses. The final multivariable model for use of allied health therapists included the explanatory variables discipline of the rider or trainer and the number of horses in training per season.
The use of allied health therapies for the treatment of competition and racehorses was widespread. Many riders or trainers perceived allied health therapy to be beneficial, however many therapists and veterinarians do not work together and therefore the integrative treatment approach to rehabilitation is lost.
获取新西兰北岛竞技马术运动中联合健康疗法使用情况的数据。
2010年1月，通过对北岛的场地障碍赛和盛装舞步锦标赛以及新西兰中部地区的赛马场进行调查来收集数据。该调查由30个开放式、封闭式和多项选择题组成，由同一名访谈者进行面对面调查。获取了每个项目（场地障碍赛、盛装舞步和纯种马比赛）中骑手或训练师以及马匹的人口统计学信息、马匹使用联合健康疗法（物理治疗、整脊疗法和马术运动按摩）的情况，以及联合健康治疗师的培训和资质信息。使用单变量和多变量逻辑回归来检验人口统计学变量与联合健康治疗师使用之间的关系。
共有110名骑手或训练师参与了调查。场地障碍赛、盛装舞步和纯种马比赛的回应相对占比分别为39/110（36%）、41/110（37%）和30/110（27%）。68/110（62%）的受访者使用联合健康治疗师来治疗他们的马匹。最常用的联合健康疗法类型是整脊疗法（25/68；37%）和物理治疗（16/68；24%）。使用联合健康疗法的主要原因是背部疼痛（22/68；32%）和跛行（17/68；25%）。只有5/68（7%）的受访者根据兽医建议选择联合健康疗法类型，49/68（72%）表示他们的兽医和联合健康治疗师在治疗马匹时不合作。联合健康治疗师使用情况的最终多变量模型包括骑手或训练师的项目以及每个赛季训练马匹的数量这些解释变量。
联合健康疗法在比赛用马和赛马治疗中的使用很普遍。许多骑手或训练师认为联合健康疗法有益，然而许多治疗师和兽医不合作，因此失去了康复的综合治疗方法。
